Fouad Laroui is a Moroccan economist and writer, born in Oujda, Morocco.
Education
After his studies in the Lycée Lyautey (Casablanca), he joined the prestigious École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (Paris, France), where he studied engineering. Later he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in economics and moved to Amsterdam where he is currently teaching econometrics and environmental science.
Career
After having worked in the Office Cherifien des Phosphates company in Khouribga (Morocco), he moved to the United Kingdom where he spent several years in Cambridge and New York In addition, he is devoted to writing. He is also a literary chronicler for the weekly magazine Jeune Afrique and Economia magazine, and the French-Moroccan radio Médi1.
2013 Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle for L"Étrange Affaire du pantalon de Dassoukine.